The Morning Scoop: Should You Binge-Watch This New Show, Valentine’s Day Escapes and More!

Netflix has a new original series called House of Cards--and the subscription service released all 13 episodes at once. Should you binge-watch 'em? Get one critic's take. [The Daily Beast]

Valentine's Day is coming up, and since it's on a Thursday this year,
you could feasibly do a romantic long weekend. Check out these
unexpected romantic getaways to Panama, Mendocino, Canterbury and more.
Stuck
at home? Then check out our full guide to hitting refresh on your love
life. [Lonely Planet]

Chef Jesse Schenker of Recette in New York City lost 55 pounds recently.
But there were no crash diets here; the chef and his team focused on
“behavioral nutrition,” or changing habits. See how he did it here. [The
New York Times]